Public Service Commission: Opens broadband infrastructure program grant round
MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) today announced the Broadband Infrastructure Program grant round is now open. Under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the U.S. Department of Treasury awarded Wisconsin $42 million through the Capital Projects
Protect Our Care: Joins public citizen and leading health care advocates to protect Medicare’s power to negotiate lower drug prices
WISCONSIN – With Medicare slated to begin negotiating lower prescription drug prices with big drug companies in the coming weeks, drug companies and their mega lobbying group allies are desperately suing the federal government in an effort to protect their
Protect Our Care: As savings soar ahead of first anniversary of Inflation Reduction Act, Republicans threaten repeal
MILWAUKEE, WI – While President Biden and Congressional Democrats fought tirelessly to pass the historic health care investments included in the Inflation Reduction Act, every Republican in the House and Senate voted against lowering drug prices, reducing health care premiums,
Department of Natural Resources: eligible hunters sign up for fall gun deer hunt for Hunters with Disabilities by Sept. 15
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds eligible hunters hoping to participate in the Gun Deer Hunt For Hunters With Disabilities to contact and confirm their location with a hunt sponsor before Sept. 15, 2023. Thousands of acres of
Judge Gansner: Announces campaign for Milwaukee County circuit court
MILWAUKEE— Judge Anderson Gansner announced today he’s running to serve a full six-year term on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court – Branch 46. Gansner was appointed by Governor Tony Evers to the same office earlier this year. “I’m running to
Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty: After backlash, Wisconsin high school walks back segregated “Back-To-School Events”
The News: Appleton East High School is now welcoming all students to a back-to-school event styled as the “Freshmen Students of Color Meet and Greet.” The Appleton Area School District has issued a public statement opening the formerly segregated event
WisDems: Leading prospective GOP candidate attacks NRSC as Republicans get desperate for a senate candidate in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — As Republicans continue to try to find someone to lose to Tammy Baldwin next November, leading potential candidate Sheriff David Clarke said the NRSC should reach out to him while calling them losers in the same sentence. Per Clarke,
Opportunity Wisconsin: Rep. Bryan Steil attacks Opportunity Wisconsin, but doesn’t deny support for plan to raise the Social Security retirement age
RACINE, Wis. – It seems that one thing has been on the top of Congressman Bryan Steil’s agenda during the August recess – running from his record on Social Security and Medicare. After misleading constituents at listening sessions and on social media, Steil used
Santos campaign: Lorenzo Santos announces campaign for Congress
(Racine, WI)- Lorenzo Santos of Racine is running for Congress to represent the 1st Congressional District of Wisconsin, which covers Racine, Kenosha, most of Walworth, and portions of Rock and Milwaukee county. Lorenzo, a resident of downtown Racine, is a
WisDems: On wrongful arrest incident
MADISON, Wis. — In response to recently released video documenting the arrest by Kenosha Police last month of a man wrongfully identified as a suspect in a hit-and-run, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler and Kenosha County Democrats Chair Lori Hawkins released the following
Opportunity Wisconsin: On 88th anniversary of Social Security, Wisconsin Republicans are plotting to slash benefits and raise the retirement age
MADISON, Wis. – As Social Security marks 88 years since being signed into law, extreme proposals from Republicans in Congress would jeopardize benefits for Wisconsin seniors. Earlier this year, the Republican Study Committee released their proposal for the 2024 federal budget which
Dept. of Natural Resources: Concludes investigation into illegal buck harvest in La Crosse County
LA CROSSE, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that the investigation into a 2021 illegal deer harvest has ended with a three-year revocation of the hunter’s hunting and fishing privileges. In November 2021, an anonymous tip of
WisDems: On 88th anniversary of Social Security, Democrats fight to strengthen program while GOP pushes for cuts
MADISON, Wis. — Generations of Wisconsinites worked hard to earn their Social Security benefits, understanding the program would be there to support them once they reached retirement. Yet, Wisconsin Republicans are trying to break that promise, having launched relentless attacks that
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Wraps up week on the road highlighting her work delivering for Wisconsin
WISCONSIN – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin wrapped up a week on the road highlighting her work delivering for Wisconsin. Senator Baldwin made a dozen stops in eleven counties to highlight her work combatting the opioid and fentanyl crisis, cutting prescription
Wisconsin Election Commission: Absentee envelopes get an upgrade
MADISON, Wis. – New absentee ballot envelopes the Wisconsin Elections Commission recently approved will provide voters with a more user-friendly way to vote absentee in upcoming elections. The approval of the envelopes is the first step in the rollout. Next,
Rep. Moore Omokunde: Statement on the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop
MILWAUKEE – Today, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip-hop music. State Representative Supreme Moore Omokunde offered the following statement to commemorate this historic anniversary: “On August 11, 1973, at a Back To School Jam organized by his
National Guard: Volk Field showcases full-spectrum combat training exercise
VOLK FIELD, Wis. — Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin were among dignitaries to see the training and equipment involved in Northern Lightning counter land training exercise running through Aug. 18. Northern
Sen. Ballweg: Attends annual Wisconsin State Building Commission Day at the Wisconsin State Fair
Madison… Senator Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) attended the Wisconsin State Building Commission meeting at the Wisconsin State Fair on August 9, 2023. Senator Ballweg also serves as a member of the Joint Committee on Finance, and she was the lead member to
Sen. Cowles: Receives 2023 Lake Michigan Champion of Conservation policymaker award
MADISON – Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after receiving the 2023 Lake Michigan Champion of Conservation Policymaker Award from the Lake Michigan Stakeholders: “I am proud to accept the Lake Michigan Stakeholders’ Champion of Conservation Policymaker